Australia Day Awards

Each year, we celebrate Australia Day by hosting an awards ceremony to recognise those in our community who make a difference.  

This is a wonderful community event and we encourage everyone to join the celebrations.

The residents of the Cessnock Local Government Area are invited to nominate fellow citizen/s and/or organisations for Cessnock City Australia Day Awards. These awards aim to recognise outstanding achievement during the past year and/or contribution to the local community over a number of years. 

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Nominations 

Download the below form for guidelines, conditions and to make a nomination for the 2021 Australia Day Awards.

2021 Australia Day Awards Nomination Form(PDF, 673KB)

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2020 Australia Day Award Recipients

• Citizen of the Year, Melissa Gontier
• Senior Citizen on the Year, Edgar (Ted) Jackson
• Young Citizen on the Year, Chelsea Webb
• Community Event of the Year, Lost Diggers of Weston & Field of Honour
• Environment Award,Branxton Community Hall Committee
• Maree Callaghan Award – Young Female Achiever, Trinity Woodhouse
• Community Award,  Stars of the Hunter Valley (Cancer Council NSW)
• Community Award, Central Hunter Business Chamber & the Hunter Multi Cultural Community
• Community Award, Freemasons Cessnock
• Community Award, Amy Roberts
• Community Award, Rachel Threadgate
• Community Award, Amy Butler
• Community Award, Chloe Steel
• Community Award, Rose Lucas
• Community Award, Vincent Plater
• Community Award, Bethany Dwyer
• Community Award, Shane Rodger-Wilson
• Community Award, Kyle Gosper
• Community Award Olivia Chapman
• Community Award, Adam Robinson

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